Danielle Goldstein

October 22, 2021

News, Theatre

The Walk with Amal

Danielle Goldstein

October 22, 2021

News, Theatre

Little Amal, the giant puppet of a nine-year-old refugee girl, has almost completed her epic journey across Europe to highlight the plight of refugees. She started out in Turkey in July and, after an eventful walk across mainland Europe, has now crossed the Channel and reached UK shores…

Danielle Goldstein

October 20, 2021

Books & Poetry

Cliveden Literary Festival returns

Danielle Goldstein

October 20, 2021

Books & Poetry

Cliveden Literary Festival, which takes its name from the gorgeous National Trust property it's held at, kicks off this weekend with a wonderful two-day programme that celebrates literature, history and politics. The guest list boasts high-profile writers, historians, politicians and…

Danielle Goldstein

October 19, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

Love and Other Acts of Violence ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

October 19, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

From the get-go, Cordelia Lynn’s two protagonists are engaged in a sort of dangerous dance that is by turns wary, ardent, passionate and physical. But when passion turns violent, there are unexpected and shocking twists…

Danielle Goldstein

October 11, 2021

Features, Talks

From hostility to harmony

Danielle Goldstein

October 11, 2021

Features, Talks

Back in 2010, Jewish students at Oxford Brookes University were increasingly uncomfortable with the hostile atmosphere they were encountering, particularly in relation to Israel in the wake of the latest conflict in Gaza. One undergraduate even left the university because of it…

Danielle Goldstein

October 1, 2021

News, Art

IWM London opens new Holocaust galleries

Danielle Goldstein

October 1, 2021

News, Art

IWM London opens new Holocaust galleries

After two years in the making, the Imperial War Museum London is finally set to open its brand new Second World War and The Holocaust Galleries on Wednesday 20 October. At three times the size of their award-winning…

Danielle Goldstein

September 30, 2021

News, Film & TV

Ridley Road on TV this weekend

Danielle Goldstein

September 30, 2021

News, Film & TV

Last year we were lucky enough to host author Jo Bloom at our first ever book club, where she discussed her debut 2015 novel Ridley Road, which had just been commissioned for adaptation by the BBC. This Sunday the thrilling four-part drama is finally set to premier. The story is told from…

Danielle Goldstein

September 29, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

Ida Rubinstein: The Final Act ★★★

Danielle Goldstein

September 29, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

Ida Rubinstein – dancer, actor, commissioner, passionate lover and beloved of both sexes, including composer Maurice Ravel (Rubinstein commissioned his Bolero, so Torvill and Dean have much to thank her for) – led “a life crowded with incident” as Oscar Wilde would say. Now…

Danielle Goldstein

September 15, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

Indecent ★★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

September 15, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

From the moment the actors and musicians rose to their feet in joyous dance to the band’s plangent klezmer sound, I felt at one with an audience leaning in to share "the true story of a little Jewish play" – these words projected in English and Hebrew-charactered Yiddish. Six actors…

Danielle Goldstein

September 6, 2021

News, Festivals

Faith floods Coventry this weekend

Danielle Goldstein

September 6, 2021

News, Festivals

Beyond the spires of Coventry’s medieval cathedral lies a rich tapestry of faiths and cultures. Designated the UK's City of Culture this year (until 2025), the Midlands hot spot is made up of Jews, Humanists, Hindus, Muslims, Quakers, Buddhists, Sikhs, Methodists, Catholics and…

Danielle Goldstein

September 2, 2021

News, Film & TV

Getting Away With Murder(s)

Danielle Goldstein

September 2, 2021

News, Film & TV

We're pleased to announce that after 18 years of trying, filmmaker David Nicholas Wilkinson has finally brought his documentary, Getting Away With Murder(s), to the big screen. It is thanks in part to a sizeable donation made by one Jewish Renaissance reader after they read our feature…